CVE-2017-12822
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedRemote enabling and disabling admin interface in Gemalto's HASP SRM, Sentinel HASP and Sentinel LDK products prior to Sentinel LDK RTE version 7.55 leads to new attack vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis vulnerability in Gemalto Sentinel HASP SRM, Sentinel HASP and Sentinel LDK products allows remote enabling and disabling of the admin interface prior to version 7.55, creating new attack vectors for potential remote code execution or system compromise.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 7.50CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Sentinel LDK RTE installationCheck for the Sentinel LDK RTE installation directory, typically found at C:\Program Files\Sentinel or C:\Program Files (x86)\Sentinel, or look for the haspdinst.exe or类似进程Affected if Sentinel LDK RTE software is present on the system
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Identify installed versionRight-click the installed executable (such as haspdinst.exe or aksfridge.exe) and view Properties, or check the version information in the Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Sentinel or HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\SentinelAffected if Installed version is 7.50 or earlier
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Compare against affected rangeCompare the identified version number against the affected range (version 7.50 and below)Affected if Version is 7.50 or lower, as versions above 7.55 contain the fix
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Check admin interface statusExamine configuration files in the Sentinel installation directory for admin-related settings, or review network listening ports (commonly ports 1947 and 1948) that expose the admin interfaceAffected if The admin interface is enabled or accessible on the network, as this is the vulnerable component that can be remotely manipulated
A system is affected if Sentinel LDK RTE version 7.50 or earlier is installed and the admin interface is exposed, allowing remote enabling/disabling that creates additional attack vectors.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpdate to Sentinel LDK RTE version 7.55 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
Sentinel LDK RTE version 7.55 or later
- Identify all systems running Sentinel LDK RTE firmware version 7.50 or earlier
- Obtain Sentinel LDK RTE version 7.55 or later from the official vendor (Gemalto/Thales)
- Backup current configuration and data on affected systems
- Deploy and install Sentinel LDK RTE version 7.55 on all affected systems
- Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the firmware version
- Confirm the admin interface authentication is now properly enforced
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2017-12822 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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